高中英语Boo8补充知识点.docx

Unit 1Key words: Distinct; distinction; majority; despite; hardship; percentage; boom; applicant; customs; occur; indicate; apparent; apparently; slip; fascinating; angle; miserable; punishment; justice; authority; reform; grasp; thankful; insert; make a life; team up with; mark out; take in; Despite=in spite ofDespite the heavy rain, the farmers are still working in the field.Despite the fact that it was raining heavily, …Although/though it was raining heavily,…Heavily as it was raining, Hardship People suffered many hardships during that long winter. 同义词：difficulty; Setback；obstacle Indicate/indicationResearch indicates that eating habits are changing fast.(表明；显示) A red sky at night often indicates fine weather the next day. (象征；暗示) There are clear indications that the economy is improving.Apparent: obvious; evidentIt was apparent from her face that she was really upset.It soon became apparent to everyone that he couldn’t sing.Transparent: 透明的 Fascinating/fascinate It’s fascinating to see how different people approach the problem.The children watched, fascinated, as the picture began to appear. Be fascinated byMiserable/miseryWe were cold, wet and thoroughly miserable. (难受的，痛苦的) I spent a miserable weekend alone at home. Miserable housing conditions Justice/justify Justify 1) 证明…正确（或正当、有理）Her success had justified the faith that her teacher had put in her. 她的成功证明了老师对她的信任是正确的。 2） 对…作出解释；为…辩解（或辩护）The prime Minister has been asked to justify the decision to the parliament. Authority/authorize/ authoritative Have authority over sth 管辖 Have the authority to do sth. 有权干某事 Under the authority of 经…的授权 Percentage 百分率；百分比 What percentage of the population is overweight? Proportion : 部分，份额；比例The proportion of men to women in the college has changed dramatically over the years.Property： 财产 Each illustrates something about California.Illustrate (用示例、图画) 说明，解释 To illustrate my point, let me tell you a little story.People Arrived in what we now know as California. A new s